...religious aspect. In the social trend in American culture, we can see how cell phone has changed communication dramatically. This is because cell phone is now accessible. I believe in the olden days, cell phone was not a popular thing but now in the new generation, it has changed. It is also because cell phone use can do things like surfing the net, texting and so on. Another trend that has become another popular American trend in the social aspect is networking such as: Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and these other entire dating website. It has become so popular that people are meeting other people through these sites. It is fascinating to see how it has changed the American culture as a whole. Moreover, Politics is another popular trend that has changed American culture. This is because people are now more outspoken in the 21st century. In the olden days, it was not even common to see a black person running for an office or a woman running for an office. But in today politics, we can see black people or a woman running for an office...
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...Introduction The aim of this paper is to critique how the print media present contemporary human resource management (HRM) issues as part of an individual class assessment. HRM is basically how human resources are managed in an organisation. The chosen topic from the list is called Employee Relations. There are three areas within this topic that will be discussed and these are; equal opportunities, discrimination and diversity. Firstly the paper will summarise a recent media article on the related area, outline the reason for choosing the article and finally, critically analyse each one independently. The paper will conclude with a brief interpretation of what I have learned while researching Employee Relations. Now let the assignment begin with a look at the first of the three media articles. Media Article 1 Summary (Appendix 1) The first of the media articles According to Hennessy (2013, Oct 11th) is about a Consultancy Association which blacklisted many Irish people in Britain from the 1970’s to the 1980’s. The company was headed by a man called Ian Kerr. He had access to information which was confidential regarding certain individuals. It was details of workers trade union history, involvement in disputes and opinions about their health and safety. Construction companies used his services and it has recently been found that many of these individuals were discriminated against because of the confidential information that was provided by the association. ...
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...Personal Responsibility Essay According to Cisco’s new Visual Netwoking Index forecast, “Online video will be more popular than Facebook and Twitter by 2017”. Digital Media is a fast growing platform; I didn’t know anything about Digital Media until I started working with a YouTube Network. There are a lot of other online platforms out there such as Netflix, Hulu, Crackle, among others, but Youtube is the largest platform where independent content creators can share their work across the World and monetize their videos. Because YouTube showcases talented people who have channels, Networks started to come around in 2010/2011. I work as a Lead Recruiter for Brazil’s department of the largest Latin Network on YouTube, yet a startup company that started business in April 2012. Because it is a new company there are great opportunities for growth within the company, however, this business is very challenging due to competition. There are many other Networks around and 70% of channels across YouTube are already part of a Network. Even though the business I am in, most of the time depends on luck because it is all about sale and persuasion, I want to get a promotion in my current job and to make this happen, I will need to work really hard to exceed all my goals which are usually to bring to the network high number of monthly views. It is my personal responsibilities to either get a promotion at my current job or to find a new job, which will help me to advance in my career and to...
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...Mediating Mark Duggan The press is a section of the mass media industry that focuses on presenting current news to the public and is one of the largest forms of media we have in Britain. The press and media in general insist that it is only fact and truth that is reported to the public, however, there are times when the media either permits itself to be manipulated or to act as the agent of manipulation; seemingly, we as the public, receive the opinions of the few, select people that are running the mass media who use the power of mediation to position audience response through encoded values with the media acting as an opinion leader (2-step flow). Mark Duggan was shot by armed police in Tottenham, August 2011, after officers stopped the cab he was in to make an arrest. Duggan was unarmed at the time yet just hours later stories were circulating the media about a dramatic ‘shootout’ with Duggan represented as a ‘violent gangster’. Within just two days of his death, riots had erupted in London as well as copycat riots in other cities up and down the country and reported globally by the press. Before getting out of hand, the riots were a direct response to the actions of the police. Mark Duggan didn’t hit the front page until after the riots had begun and it is likely that, similar to the case of Stephen Lawrence, the audience will never fully know the reality of the initial event. The final inquest report (2014) ruled that the killing was lawful. Looking back on the newspaper...
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...In Frank Rose’s essay he argues how people can get pleasure from talking about themselves. Rose uses logos to support his claim and make it stronger. He explains a study from Harvard researchers where they asked 212 people about themselves and other people. The study shows that people were more interested in questions pertaining to themselves rather than others. Rose’s use of logistical facts helps to add credibility to his claim. With the help from stats he can back up his claim and make it more reliable. Rose’s practice of logical facts defends his claim and therefore draw more people to his side. Overall the use of facts assists in making for a better argument. Another technique Rose use is visual rhetoric. Rose’s picture shows how people...
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...Web Analysis Web Analysis IT 236 September 16, 2012 Rizwan Malik I. Introduction I have decided to pick the social media giant Facebook, which be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/. The main reason for selecting Facebook has plenty to do with its popularity over the last few years. As we all know Facebook is not the first form of social networking; however, few can argue the fact that it has indeed changed the way in which we now communicate. Companies like AOL and sites like Black Planet and MySpace are some of the finding father’s social network with instant messaging and personal profiles. Because of the advancements in technology the Internet has become one of the most power tools in today’s society, with this essay I will examine and explain some of the unique qualities the Facebook has to offer, in doing so I will examine a few issues Facebook could fix or improve to heighten the user’s experience. II. Evaluation I will begin my evaluation on the homepage which is very clean, styled with a blue border and white background. This page simply offers users the option to sign in (located in upper right corner), create a new Facebook account (located directly below login), and users can create profiles for artist, bands, business, etc. In my option the blue and white is very inviting and makes users want to make a page or login. It would be hard to imagine anyone having a problem signing up or login in; I also noticed that there is an option for language...
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...Undervisningsbeskrivelse Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser |Termin |December 2012 | |Institution |VUC Vestsjælland Nord | |Uddannelse |hfe | |Fag og niveau |Engelsk B | |Lærer(e) |Kirsten Bridgwood, Tine Tang Lystbæk | |Hold |E-læring engelsk B11 jan og E-læring engelsk B21 jan | Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb |Titel 1 |Growing Up | |Titel 2 |Social Networking | |Titel 3 |Violence | |Titel 4 ...
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...Is using social media for marketing a form of infringement of personal privacy? We are now in the 21st century and social media has become a very big hit. So the topic here is, is it an invasion of personal privacy when marketers use social media in marketing? First let me explain what personal privacy is. It is personal freedom from unwanted disturbance in someone’s private life meaning that we have the freedom to be not constantly disturbed. However, the internet is a public library, when you add something on the internet it is already public even if it wasn’t meant to be, and to be honest there are many people out there who just like to cause disturbance, but you have the choice to post it privately or publicly. It is not eavesdropping if you posted something publicly and a stranger saw it. There are also possibilities that the marketers collect personal data like workplace or home address so that he can personally meet face to face with the customer or consumer to conduct his survey. If the marketer constantly visits your workplace or home it is an invasion of privacy, but I find this very rare because it doesn’t benefit him, in fact it is a waste of time for him if he keeps getting rejected, in anyways so it is not practical. The reasons why marketers have started using social media for marketing is because the users are massive, like Facebook it has more than 1 billion users. Because of this massive amount of users’ marketers will use this advantage to gain knowledge...
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...me to never ever forget I was on parole, which means no black hoodies in wrong neighborhoods, no jogging at night, hands in plain sight at all times in public, no intimate relationships with white women, never driving over the speed limit or doing those rolling stops at stop signs, always speaking the king's English in the presence of white folks, never being outperformed in school or in public by white students and most importantly, always remembering that no matter what, white folks will do anything to get you. ...Mama's antidote to being born a black boy on parole in Central Mississippi is not for us to seek freedom; it's to insist on excellence at all times...There ain't no antidote to life, I tell her. How free can you be if you really accept that white folks are the traffic cops of your life? Mama tells me that she is not talking about freedom. She says that she is talking about survival." From:"How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: A Remembrance” An Essay By: Kiese Laymon I will not lie. I never go to the website that I found this essay on because most of the news I follow is only available through technological sites. It was fortunate for me that not only did I see the link on a dear friend's Facebook page, I became so engrossed after the first few sentences that I opened the link and read the powerful story of a man's experience growing up black in the south. I read that entire essay maybe six or seven times and though the entire thing excited...
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...researchResearch is the investigation into and the study of new materials in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. It is swork undertaken on a systematis basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge. Research is a key aspect of journalism and as researchers we employ various sourdes and methods of research. Throughout this essay I will explore and examine the different sources available to journalists, the different types of interviews and I will describe the need for appropriate referencing of all source of material. Sources available. We live in an age overflowing with source materials, and these sources are easily accessible to us. The two main types of sources are primary and secondary sources. A pimary source is information that is gathered from an original source. These include; intervies, questionairres, surveys, observation, histoical documents and experiments to name but a few. A secondary source is information that has already been gathered by other people and/or organisations. A secondary source interpets and analyzes primary sources. (Locke, 2013) There are both online and offline secondary sources. Primary Surveys and questionnaires A very important aspect of research work is using surveys. Surveys are a primary source.There are two main types of surveys, a questionnarrie and an interview. Surveys and questionnaires are usually composed of one or more questions that are directed to a certain target audience. Questionnaires have advantages...
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...large audience; the twitter account @feministe has 23.7K followers, but they did not gain a following by taking the easy way. Many Feministe posts thoroughly examine events and people and the way they affect women around the world, and they are not always nice. Even their tagline, “In defense of the sanctimonious women’s studies set,” is a sarcastic response to a male blogger dismissing feminism. Along with the regular posts, Feministe has threads engaging their audience like, “shameless self-promotion Sunday” where the blog followers can post their own stories, “signal-bosting” threads where bloggers can post links and share other articles, and “spillover” threads for more discussion on a certain topic in the comments section. The latest post, a response to the report on Rolling Stone’s handling of the University of Virginia rape story, was very eye opening and provided a different perspective. In November, Rolling Stone released a story about a rape on the UVA campus. The victim, called Jackie, wished to remain anonymous and also did not release the name of her rapist. However, she did name the fraternity of her accused rapist, the faculty members she spoke to, and three friends she confided in the night of the rape. The article was later retracted, which was the beginning of a social media and press storm. After the official report on the magazine’s handling of the story, the feministe response used critical facts to present a clear argument and form an essay that...
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...Collin Collins Mr.Marshall DATE \@ "MMMM d, y" February 22, 2015 Anna Quindlen judges the consumer taste . She claims that people frequently waste money on “junk” that they do not need, such as “appliances, toys, clothes, [and] gadgets” (Quindlen 1). Quindlen encourages her audience to realize that “stuff does not bring salvation” (1). She argues that people can be happier if they live simply without unnecessary products and desires. Quindlen makes a few interesting claims about the consumer culture, but her argument is slightly weakened because she only uses her personal experiences, future statistics, and inappropriate comparisons. To support her claims, Quindlen incorporates her personal experiences into her essay. First, Quindlen describes a part of her childhood: “Television advertising… made me want a Chatty Cathy doll so much as a kid that when I saw her under the tree my head almost exploded… but I didn’t even really like dolls, especially dolls who introduced themselves to you over and over again when you pulled the ring in their necks” (1). Her personal experience during her childhood gives an example of how people buy products that they may not like or need. Her personal experience is also relatable because many readers have experienced losing interest in toys that they persistently begged their parents to buy for them. In addition, Quindlen mentions that she knows a family in rural Pennsylvania (1). The members of this family have little desires and only possess...
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...Much Needed Technology The article “Can You Hear Me Now” by Sherry Turkle talks about this generation’s obsession with technology. In my essay I will be talking about how adults and kids today always need to be using their phones, iPads, iPods, etc to get through their daily routine. We are so used to having technology at our fingertips, what would happen if we got it taken away? Would we be able to function? In Turkles writings the article states “We spend hours keeping up with our e-mails… “I look at my watch to see the time. I look at my Black Berry to get a sense of my life”(273). I agree with what Turkles is saying because we need to learn how to not be dependent on technology like it used to be. Technology does not have to be everything to us; it just needs to help us along the way. Today technology has essentially taken over; you can find anything you need for your everyday routine. From grocery stores, social networking, email, games, stocks and also the newspaper. In an article by Clay Shirky called “Traditional Newspapers are Becoming Extinct” states that “the problem newspapers face isn't that they didn't see the internet coming”(opposing viewpoints). Newspapers used to be such a big thing but now that the internet has arrived things like that are slowly disappearing. The world of technology is basically telling everybody that to get these things they need to have a piece of technology like an iPad, iPhone, laptop, or a regular desktop computer to just get these...
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...A court is a Parliamentary institution and one of the main sources of English law which has the authority to resolve legal disputes between parties and carry out justice in both civil and criminal divisions in accordance with the rule of law. The courts have a function that gives the public the chance to bring their claims before a court and those accused of a crime have the right to present a defense before a court. The courts is part of the law making process and it is clear that the judges make law in two ways by interpreting and applying the law and by developing the common law which forms parts of the judiciary. On the purpose of my court observation I visited two courts. Firstly, On Tuesday 26th of October the Supreme Court in Parliament Square. The Supreme Court is the last court of appeal for both civil and criminal cases from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The court hears appeals on arguable points of law of the general public and is bound by its own decisions. The Supreme Court was established by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and now undertakes the work previously carried out by the House of Lords. These changes took place in order to emphasise the separation of powers in our constitution, and for more independence between the senior judges from the United Kingdom’s law makers. However, the previous decisions of House of Lords are still binding on future courts even after being abolished. It’s also important to note that the Supreme Court’s first...
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...MG1016 – Managing Information with Technology UG study guide for 2012/13 MG1016 – Managing Information with Technology UG study guide for 2012/13 Date last updated: [08/08/12] Date approved by module reviewer: Date checked by PG pathway leader: [10/09/12] Date last updated: [08/08/12] Date approved by module reviewer: Date checked by PG pathway leader: [10/09/12] Introduction You should read this study guide carefully and also ensure that all the links have been followed to other accompanying documents that include, for example, information on coursework submission. Information in this study guide is maintained by Dr Chris Evans (chris.evans@brunel.ac.uk) Policy statements The Business School Student Handbook can be found on the Business School Blackboard Learn site (Academic Programme Office - APO). The Student Handbook is a useful source of information for all aspects of your studies, including policy, procedures, plagiarism, house style for assignments, joint and group work submissions and other important matters. The School assumes that you will familiarise yourself with this information, so you will need to look at these pages carefully at various times throughout your studies. The School also operates within the rules and regulations of the University more generally, and you should also look at what are known as 'Senate Regulations’ under the University’s webpages at: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/administration/rules/senateregs/ ...
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